REVIEWS.

Otaki Mail, 7 January 1924, Page 3

REVIEWS.

"Premier Magazine." With the December issue appears Frederick Davie's great new story "Tangled Clues." This is a long complete story of the sea that is remarkable for its rapidity of action and intricacy of plot.- Who killed Harvel Kendington is a question that bailies the reader until almost the last page is reached. "Tangled Clues," in spite of its lsngth. is a story that will be read at a sitting. "The Activities oi Monty Pemberton," by Henry J. Fidler. Here is an amusing comedy story, introducing the inestimable Moore,' •' iit: tleman's Gentleman." Mr. Fidler, who won high favour with his "Roland*' series, displays in this new series a. sense of humour that is enjoyable indeed. Many other stories by popular writers make this a most notable number of the "Premier Magazine. -*' "The Detective Magazine." -'-■:';! The November 23rd issue is a most outstandingly good number. "Pink Bait" by Octants Roy Cohen. Hei» fj Jim Harvey again. To thos» Vhoikne-w ham he needs no r _ n ' commea d H ii6n. to thosewho ---,. t w<; , ;ir ._ m;ib . Ms aca _ u l'.liranee. You'll like him. "ways and Means," the inside of the underworld by Charles George Gordon. This article describes most vividly rhe existence —one long sequence ef ups and downs—of the verage crook. "The Mind of the Magistrate "by J. A. R.' Cairns (the well-know- Metropolitan Magistrate). Here you have light shed on a usually unknov.u quantity. "And His Xaiao'wa- Jchr.," an adventure into realms of historical fantasy- which is a novel experience, and a capital story by F. M. Ke!!y. 3lany other interesting articles make '.hi* a real good number of "The Detective Magazine."